Welcome to Pint of View, Jaipur's lecture series where classroom-style lectures meet drinks in relaxed spaces.

Drinks, Divides, and the Drama of Borders

Everyday Stories from India's Borders

About the Lecture

When we think of borders, popular culture often conjures images of conflict, army men, and terrorists. What's usually missing from these images are the very people who reside in border areas, for whom negotiating the border is not an exotic idea, but a daily reality.

The lecture will take you on a kaleidoscopic journey to India's deepest recesses and explore the everyday complexities of life at India's margins. Through images, videos, anecdotes, and songs, we will meet common Indians who deal with borders in their own unique ways and come out with light, humor, and hope from the darkest possibilities. Touching the themes of migration, kinship, and fluid identities, the session invites you to look beyond the media's obsession with "Us vs Them" - towards a more complex and intersectional world of "Us and Them".

About the lecturer

Samarth Mahajan is a Mumbai-based filmmaker with a special interest in narratives from India's border areas.

His work includes two national award-winning documentaries: the latest feature 'Borderlands' explores lives defined by India's borders, and the 2017 film 'The Unreserved' captures stories from general compartments of Indian Railways.

Samarth's films have screened across six continents to favourable reviews and received broadcast and theatrical releases in India. Recognised by IIT Kharagpur as a Young Alumni Achiever, Samarth's other passion is organising food walks through the crowded streets of Old Delhi, South Mumbai and Amritsar.

Samarth is now developing his narrative feature debut.

Event Details

📆 Sunday, 23 Aug

⏰ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

📍 4th floor, Durbar Hall, The Kurki Heritage, Jaipur

Your Ticket Includes

🍺 One complimentary beer or mocktail

🧃 One fermented drink from Umami Brew to take home

Pint of View

Pint of View is India's largest lecture community, where classroom-style lectures meet drinks in relaxed spaces. Here, big ideas meet intimate conversations, and you walk in curious-but walk out with a sharper lens on the world.

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- Shreya

Curator, Pint of View Jaipur